Expert Details
Metallurgical and Failure Investigations Caused by Corrosion, Degradation, Biological Activity, Fatigue, and Overload in Metallic/Non-Metallic Materials
ID: 736594
Australia
Experienced in scientific investigations and problem solving over 40 years with hands-on consulting and research experience in the UK and Australia. Specific areas include metallurgical and failure investigations caused by corrosion, degradation, biological activity, fatigue, and overload in metallic and non-metallic materials. Preparation of expert reports for insurance and legal matters including court appearances. Materials investigated include stainless, carbon, and alloy steels, aluminum, copper, and copper-nickels, galvanizing, nickel and titanium alloys, organic and inorganic coatings, polymers, composites, and ceramics including concrete and tiles.
Teaching Experience
Three years lecturing and tutoring at WAIT (now Curtin University) in Physics, alternative energy, and Science & Society. Prepared and ran data processing training courses at UMIST for post-graduate students. Invited lectures to professional organizations, eg ACA, IMEA, AIRAH, final year engineering students at Swinburne and the University of Queensland, IIR 1 day workshop on storage tanks in Kuala Lumpur, and AMF 2 day workshop on corrosion. Preparation and/or delivery of one or two-day IMEA courses entitled Failure Investigation, Practical Corrosion Control, Understanding Test Certificates, Basic Heat Treatment, Understanding Stainless Steel, and Testing & Measurement. Since 2002, regular preparation and delivery of lectures, webinars, and half-day seminars on fabrication and applications of stainless steel and other corrosion-resistant alloys in Australia and, since 2013, in Asia.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1974 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Physics | Institution: Melbourne University |
| Year: 1973 | Degree: Dip Ed | Subject: | Institution: University of Melbourne |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2001 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director and Corrosion/Materials Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Technical adviser dealing with ~250 inquiries per year on the technical hotline. Listed consultant and lecturer for the Nickel Institute. Other projects as for ETRS work with significant jobs in desalination, water, wastewater, and building plant. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Technical Director and then CEO | Department: |
Responsibilities:Organization of technical conferences, organization, and presentation of technical training, technical advice to company members. Consultancy advice for manufacturing, building, and construction industries including water treatment systems. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1987 to 1996 | Employer: ETRS Pty Ltd | Title: Principal Consultant (Materials) | Department: Victorian Division |
Responsibilities:Materials consultancy for construction, manufacturing, process, extraction, petroleum, and service industries. Investigations for insurance and litigation including the provision of expert testimony. NATA signatory for metallurgical testing and testing of lift safety gear. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 1987 | Employer: Corrosion and Protection Centre Industrial Services, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Tech., (UMIST) | Title: Project Officer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Short and long-term corrosion consultancy projects with many on stainless steel. The investigator for two research projects on atmospheric corrosion monitoring and principal investigator on a 2-year project on monitoring corrosion of fasteners in treated timber. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1985 | Employer: UMIST | Title: Research Fellow | Department: |
Responsibilities:Principal investigator for two, 3 year UK Ministry of Defence projects one on atmospheric corrosion monitoring and accelerated testing and the second on the degradation of coatings plus a 2-year project on fiber degradation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1974 to 1976 | Employer: Western Australia Institute of Technology | Title: Lecturer | Department: Applied Physics |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Australian Institute of Physics Solar Energy Society Life Member UK Institute of Corrosion Life member US National Association of Corrosion Engineers Life member Australasian Corrosion Association Concrete Institute of Australia WTIA (now Weld Australia) Institute of Materials Engineering Australasia Australian Ceramics Society AIRAH American Welding Society |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| ACA Certified Corrosion Technologist (Oct.1995) |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Editor of Corrosion Australasia Convenor of WTIA/ACA joint panel 11 on Welding and Corrosion (mainly dealing with stainless steels): 6 years Member of the Australian Standards committees WD003-6, ME025-4, FT027, BD028, and FP009; Convenor of Technical Committee for International Corrosion Congress and the Annual conference of the ACA President Victorian Branch ACA (4 years) and committee member Technical Director ACA Corresponding member of ASTM G01 (corrosion) and A01 (stainless steels) standards committees Committee member of UK NW branch of Institute of Corrosion |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| The sole or principal author of more than 650 technical reports ranging from routine determination of chemical or physical properties of materials to complex failure investigations frequently involving a range of disciplines. 52 publications and conference papers; eighteen on aspects of stainless steels, nine related to coatings and coating degradation, seven on various aspects of corrosion monitoring and testing, four on corrosion and its control in recirculating water systems, three each on electron microscopy and atmospheric corrosion, two on dewpoint corrosion, two on aspects of underground corrosion, two on concrete and corrosion of reinforcement, one on implementing a quality system in a consulting company and one on corrosion in the electronics industry. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Education and Training Formal qualifications in education (Dip Ed, University of Melbourne,1973) and physics (Ph.D., Melbourne University, 1974) with subsequent training in materials failures (UMIST corrosion science lectures, 1980-1) and multiple short courses including ACA Advanced Cathodic Protection (1994) & CIA concrete durability (2009), ACA Inspection of galvanized steel (2018) |